The Quick and the Dead

Newcastle by Night

Little Paris

Description: The newest styles and trends are always
ready to wear, right off the rack or made to order in
Little Paris’s boutiques and ateliers. In fact, Newcastle
has evolved a quirky new subculture that parallels that of
Japan’s plaza-fashion fads, in which the city’s fashionistas
congregate in very visible places for no reason other than
to be seen in the moment’s couture. Little Paris is actually
a fairly antiquated name that nonetheless persists,
since French fashions aren’t the only ones in neighborhood
stores or even a majority. It’s a weird, hyperkinetic
neighborhood where outrageous costumes that set the
tone for more mass-market street clothes are on almost
constant display.

Background: As its name suggests, Little Paris was
once the city’s locus for Parisian fashions. Over time,
in the global marketplace, designers of all cultures and
nationalities established clothing brands, some of which
opened storefronts in Newcastle. The old-money, traditional
element of local society points to the circus that
Little Paris has become as an indicator of the world’s
slide into moral decay — but their parents surely said the
same thing, and their own children are the ones paying
the neighborhood’s exorbitant asking prices.

Regent: Formally Anton LeRoux, then over taken by Vincent King. The current regent remains to be chosen.

Notable Locations: Chester’s penthouse

Notable Events:

Special Rules: With the right outfit (as determined by the
Storyteller’s themes), a character might enjoy a +1 die
bonus to Presence dice pools while visiting Little Paris.
That bonus is capricious, however, and might vanish as
quickly as overnight if another look seizes the spotlight.